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The long snapper competition is over. Earlier today, the Patriots released rookie Tyler Ott, according to a source.

Ott, an undrafted free agent from Harvard, had been trading snaps with incumbent Danny Aiken, who has been the team's snapper the last three seasons. So that leaves Aiken with the job, unless the Pats opt to bring someone else aboard.

Perhaps the final straw for Ott came Friday night, as he was part of the protection unit that surrendered a blocked punt against the Eagles. It was Arrelious Benn, the player Ott was responsible for blocking, who came up with the block.

So it looks like the specialists will remain intact with kicker Stephen Gostkowski, punter Ryan Allen, and Aiken once again in the mix.